{"id":2003,"date":"2015-03-16T12:06:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T12:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2018-06-11T09:29:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T09:29:25","slug":"freediving-dummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/2015\/03\/16\/freediving-dummies\/","title":{"rendered":"Freediving for dummies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 450px; height: 50px;\" src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrockdivecentre.com%2Fgreece%2F2015%2F03%2F16%2Ffreediving-dummies%2F&amp;width=450&amp;layout=standard&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=true&amp;share=true&amp;height=80\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Freediving-for-Dummies-257x300.png\" alt=\"Freediving for Dummies\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Freediving-for-Dummies-257x300.png 257w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Freediving-for-Dummies-877x1024.png 877w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Freediving-for-Dummies.png 1387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Free diving I hear you say??<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By george they\u2019re not giving away more free stuff??!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Well as much as we would love to spoil you, anymore freebies and we would have to get that weekend job in Tesco\u2026<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">No this is FREEDIVING, not FREE DIVING.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>So what is Freediving?<\/strong><br \/>\nAlso known as Apnea, freediving is a form of underwater diving that relies on divers&#8217; ability to hold their breath until resurfacing rather than on the use of a breathing apparatus such as scuba gear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is thought that Freediving originated in ancient Greece (surprise) where they dived for natural sponges used for bathing. It was also practised in ancient cultures to gather food, reclaim sunken treasures and aid military campaigns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sponges-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sponges\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sponges-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sponges-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sponges.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These days recognised examples of activities that use the technique include surfing, spearfishing, synchronized swimming as well as yoga and meditation. However, the activity that attracts the most public attention is the extreme sport of competitive Apnea in which competitors attempt to attain great depths, times, or distances on a single breath. There are many different yet outstanding World Records made by competitors, such as the \u2018no limits\u2019 male record of 214 metres by Herbert Nitsch in Spetses &#8211; Greece and the \u2018constant weight without fins\u2019 female record of 70 metres by Natalia Molchanova in Dahab &#8211; Egypt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greece-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"greece-2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greece-2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.blackrockdivecentre.com\/greece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greece-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As well as strongly promoting health and fitness, it is the most natural and serene way to explore the depths of the oceans with minimal impact. It is also the ultimate way to free yourself and spend more time enjoying the beauty and silence of the sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See, you learn something new every day. So not a freebie, but a beer in Haydens direction may certainly help with a discount \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tune in next time for \u2018Scuba vs Freedive\u2019, gonna be messy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free diving I hear you say?? By george they\u2019re not giving away more free stuff??! 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